REA welcomes Government commitment to review Feed-in Tariff for small scale biogas plants

REA welcomes Government commitment to review Feed-in Tariff for small scale biogas plants Posted: 28 November, 2013. Written by REA News Review gives Government opportunity to save on-farm AD and unlock biogas benefits for rural economy Energy Minister Greg Barker has confirmed that DECC will launch a review of the Feed-in Tariff (FIT) for small scale anaerobic digestion (AD) in January [1] . The AD industry has been calling for a review because the policy as currently designed will trigger a tariff reduction for small scale AD in April, even though hardly any plants have actually been built at this scale. This reduction, if left unchecked, would make small scale AD, including on farms, economically unviable. The REA and ADBA have been working together closely to make the case to the Government, along with great efforts from the CLA, NFU, NNFCC, RASE and several of our mem...